The Buffalo – Makita VQ.2

Date: 2026-07-24 AO: The Buffalo Q: Makita , PAX: The Bobs, Makita, Ultratecht, 0 FNGs: 1 0 COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: Perfect, Crisp High 60’s, Light Humidity :ok_hand:
WARMUP: – SSH – Imperial Walkers – Willy Mayes Hayes – probably not spelled right :upside_down_face: – Good Mornings – Little Baby Arm Circles – Merkins
THE THANG: Warmup – Above ^ Mosey to Basketball Court Court Crushers x 3 – Start at one side of basketball court – Sprint to FT line – 5 Burpees – Backpedal to start – Sprint to Half Court – 10 Merkins – Backpedal to start – Sprint to far FT line – 15 Jump Squats – Backpedal to start – Sprint Full Court – 20 LBC’s Mosey to Pavilion Pavilion Pump x 3 – 20 Bench Dips – 15 Decline Merkins – Steps Ups, 10 x Each Leg – Bulgarian Split Squats, 5 x Each Leg Mosey to Basketball Court American Hammers Flutter Kicks Freddy Mercuries Plank
MARY: Impromptu Co-Q with remaining time The Bobs led us in a full court lunge with a twist, literally, then wall stretches that my tight back could not do. Ultratecht led us in Inchworms down to half court, and bear crawled the other half of the court.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: – Convergence in Nolensville TOMORROW 6AM, See Slack for details – you’re already here.
COT/PRAYERS: – Thankful for the men we surround ourselves with in the gloom. Prayers for those spoken and unspoken, present and not present.
PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1KfN6prMv66Ah3NxJv0tqD?si=a1uO0PRCSyukZ7fnG4Mvaw

The Buffalo

Date: 2026-07-17 AO: The Buffalo Q: Hot Route , PAX: Hot Route, Third Coast, Ultratecht, The Bobs, Hipster, greyalbum FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: heavy drip. Multiple shirts were off
WARMUP: short mose and some calisthenics
THE THANG: tour of Sevier lake – under the pavilion: switch kicks + 20 decline merkins; switch kicks + 15 declines; SKs + 10 DMs; SKs + 5 DMs – on the mooring bollards: step ups + hammers (same format as above) – at the lakeview shelter: wide squats + incline planky parkers – Up the hill with DIDs at each inlet x 4
MARY: 1min plank hold
MOLESKINE: humidity so thick you can’t hear
ANNOUNCEMENTS: friends by the river. Roy’s Christmas get-together. Hipster 4:13 mentee. Third Coast travels
COT: “The Balls are back in town!” And lots of recaps of recent shows/movies seen by all
PLAYLIST: music.apple.com/us/playlist/future-islands/pl.u-8aAVoGqTJRM3g

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Date: 2026-07-06 AO: Tora! Tora! Tora! Q: Giving Tree , PAX: Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Hot Route, Ultratecht, greyalbum, The Bobs, Giving Tree FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: We’ve gotten to the time of the year where you can assume extreme humidity or rain. It was the former.
WARMUP: Mosey Slow and low good mornings in to squats Hip dips Kickbacks Slow and low pistol squats
THE THANG:
Below exercises with 30 second rest between supersets.
Deadlift with coupon 1. 30 seconds right leg 2. 30 seconds left leg 3. 30 seconds both legs
Reverse lunge with coupon 1. 30 seconds right leg 2. 30 seconds left leg 3. 30 seconds alternating side lunge
B stand squat with coupon 1. 30 seconds right leg 2. 30 seconds left leg 3. 30 seconds both legs
Glute bridge with coupon 1. 30 seconds right leg 2. 30 seconds left leg 3. 30 seconds both legs
Step ups with coupon (keep leg on bench) 1. 30 seconds right leg 2. 30 seconds left leg 3. 30 seconds box jumps or jump squats
Curtsie lunge with coupon 1. 30 seconds right leg 2. 30 seconds left leg 3. 30 seconds sumo squat
Calf raises on coupon 1. 30 seconds right leg 2. 30 seconds left leg 3. 30 seconds ski downs
Repeat first 5 supersets and return to circle for stretches then done.
MOLESKINE: Banana
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
No new local announcements, but check the other channels.
COT:
General gratitude.
PLAYLIST:
Gabriel and Dresden live from Electric Zoo NYC 2011
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The Buffalo

Date: 2026-07-03 AO: The Buffalo Q: Ultratecht , PAX: Giving Tree, Ultratecht, The Bobs FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: HUMID
WARMUP: QUICK MOSEY
THE THANG: SEE PIC
MARY:
MOLESKINE: PEN AND INK/4th CELEBRATIONS
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: SQUATTER’s FAM
PLAYLIST:

The Buffalo

Date: 2026-06-19 AO: The Buffalo Q: Ultratecht , PAX: Ultratecht, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Third Coast, The Bobs, Hot Route FNGs: None COUNT: 5 CONDITIONS: See Pic
WARMUP: See Pic
THE THANG: See Pic
MARY: not present
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Juneteenth!
COT: Third Coast’s friend going through really rough times
PLAYLIST: Red Clay Strays

The Buffalo

Date: 2026-05-08 AO: The Buffalo Q: Goose , PAX: Hipster, The Bobs, Roboto (F3 Scissortail OK), Goose FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: Chilly
WARMUP: Willie Mays Hays, Arm stretches, Forward Fold x2
THE THANG: -Mosey to Roys and back -100 SSH, Squats, Imperial Walkers with run every 25 reps -2 trips of lunges -Circle of Mary, fielders choice
ANNOUNCEMENTS: -Pleased to have Roboto (F3 Scissortail OK) DR from Tulsa -Last Friends By Ten River Tonight!

The Buffalo

Date: 2026-05-01 AO: The Buffalo Q: Hot Route , PAX: Third Coast, The Bobs, Hot Route, Hipster, Giving Tree, greyalbum, Ultratecht, Waymo (formerly Space Baby) FNGs: None COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: crisp
WARMUP: mosey and standards
THE THANG: 1min w/coupon: Russian high knees Scissors Squat jumps Groiners
45s on w/coupon and full court suicide in between: Bus drivers Leg raises Thrusters Boat rockers Squat curls Goblet curtesy Hammers Single leg RDL
45s wall sits with swerkins and pistol squats in between on the swing set
MOLESKINE: pink floyd got some chatter as we went through early Syd Barrett to mopey miserable Roger waters and then the great Gilmour years
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Ultratecht gets his 10-yr chip today, congrats and well done on the feat! TAPs for Squatter and wife. East side is praying for ya.
COT: delightful ballz
PLAYLIST: music.apple.com/us/playlist/pink-floyd/pl.u-xlyNJRYuvRNg1

The Buffalo

Date: 2026-04-03 AO: The Buffalo Q: Hot Route , PAX: greyalbum, Third Coast, The Bobs, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Hipster, Makita (Anderson Fader), Giving Tree, Ultratecht, Hot Route, Mr. Roboto, Cowboy, The General FNGs: 1 The General COUNT: 12 apostles CONDITIONS: pretty damn good
WARMUP: mosey around the block and standard warmarama
THE THANG: partnered up and each group grabbed a coupon as our ‘cross to bear’ while running down to the pavilion alternating who carries. Tables: 1min ea Box jumps Bulgarian Split Squats DIDs Table lifts
Partners: 45s of coupon exercise whilst other does LBCs or Hammers Squat thrust Forward raise RDLs alternating merkin kettle swings Incline ski jumps (altogether)
Mosey up Stairway to Heaving w/partner and coupons
Abs on the bball court: V-ups Crunchy frogs 5-sec plank + merkin ABCs
MOLESKINE: Theme was ‘good’ and playlist followed suit. Big number today and good to have a full group of apostles
ANNOUNCEMENTS: East side hang 4/7 at BC as posted above. Fridays by River starts today. 10,000 steps. Upcoming races. Songwriter night. Check main channel.
COT: TAPs to Hipster friend going through divorce and @Mr. Roboto daughter
PLAYLIST: music.apple.com/us/playlist/good/pl.u-kv9lReltDqYAk

Frostbite Four Corner Contest

AO: toratoratora
Q: Space Baby
PAX: greyalbum, 40 Minutes, Giving Tree, Ultratecht, Hot Route, The Bobs
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Chilly, felt like 22

WARMUP:
– SSH – 20 IC
– Mosey
– Willie Mays Hays
– Good mornings
– Cherry pickers – 10 IC
– Imperial Walkers – 10 IC
– Arm Circles – 10 forward / 10 backward
– Runners stretch to world’s greatest stretch

THE THANG:
The Thang – 4 corners (30 min)
Spin the wheel app
1 min exercise at each corner
Blocks in the middle

Round 1 – lunge to next corner
Winner – squats
Losers – jump squats

Round 2 – side shuffle to next corner
Winner – merkins
Losers – burpees

Round 3 – 50% mosey to the door and then back to next corner
In the middle
Winner – Swings with coupons
Losers – Skullcrushers with coupons

Round 4 – broad jumps to next corner
Winner – flutter kicks
Losers – mountain climbers

Round 5 – side shuffle to next corner
Winner – shoulder taps
Losers – Carolina dry docks

Round 6 – 90% to the door and then to next corner
In the middle
Winner – Curls with coupons
Losers – Rows with coupons

Round 7 – lunge to next corner
Winner – LBCs
Losers – V-ups

Round 8 – side shuffle to next corner
In the middle
Winner – Present press (overhead press) with coupons
Losers – Elf on the shelf (gravediggers) with coupons

Round 9 – side shuffle to next corner
Winner – WWIs
Losers – Freddie Mercurys

Round 10 – 50% to the door and then to next corner
In the middle
Winner – American Hammers
Losers – American Hammers with coupons

Round 11 – lunge to next corner
Winner – mountain climbers
Losers – Plank jacks

Round 12 – 90% to the door and then to next corner
In the middle
Winner – Curls with coupons
Losers – Rows with coupons

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: Prayer for holiday stress and patience

Sprinting into the void…..

AO: toratoratora
Q: Hipster
PAX: Ultratecht, Space Baby, The Bobs, Hot Route, 40 Minutes
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Brisk, baby. A few flurries to start the festivities.

WARMUP: Typical WAR, mosey to the tarmac, do a lil more.

THE THANG:
Part 1 – VO2 Max Work
– Max effort run for 400-ish meters
– Light mosey back to start line, catch your breath
– Repeat-o X3, then mosey back to StartX

Intermission – 3X dead hang to failure from pullup bars

Part 2 – Lunge Circuit
– 40ish yards of walking lunges, side lunges, pulse lunges, and pulsed Lt. Dan’s

MOLESKINE: How bout this weather, eh?! I’m never quite sure what to put here.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: Urrybody goin through stuff, thanks for sharing guys, it’s so important to get things off your chest.

Remember to be intentional with your mental and physical health, especially as the gravity of the holiday season starts to suck you in like Joseph Cooper circling Gargantua.